From: Evaluation of saliva self-collection devices for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics
Category | Pilot study (n = 30) | At-home kit (n = 60) | ||
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n (%) | Overall (%) | Bulb (%, n = 31) | Funnel (%, n = 29) | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 11 (37) | 28 (47) | 14 (45) | 14 (48) |
 Female | 19 (63) | 32 (53) | 17 (55) | 15 (52) |
Age | ||||
 18–29 | 7 (23) | 13 (22) | 7 (23) | 6 (21) |
 30–39 | 16 (53) | 27 (45) | 11 (35) | 16 (16) |
 40–49 | 4 (13) | 5 (8) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) |
 50–59 | 0 (0) | 5 (8) | 3 (10) | 2 (7) |
 60–69 | 1 (3) | 6 (10) | 4 (13) | 2 (7) |
 70+ | 2 (7) | 4 (7) | 2 (6) | 2 (7) |
Education | ||||
 High School/GED | 2 (7) | 15 (25) | 9 (29) | 6 (21) |
 Bachelors | 7 (23) | 21 (35) | 11 (35) | 10 (34) |
 Masters | 10 (33) | 11 (18) | 7 (23) | 4 (14) |
 Ph.D/MD | 11 (37) | 13 (22) | 4 (13) | 9 (31) |
Race | ||||
 Black/African American | 4 (13) | 10 (17) | 6 (19) | 4 (14) |
 Hispanic/Latino | 4 (13) | 10 (17) | 5 (16) | 5 (17) |
 Asian/South Asian | 6 (20) | 7 (12) | 4 (13) | 3 (10) |
 White | 15 (50) | 33 (55) | 16 (52) | 17 (59) |
 Native American | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |